Monday, 16 July 2012

How to Make Some Handy Beeswax Tea Lights?

Beeswax tea
light candles are seemly used on most occasions from formal weddings
to home parties. They are also perfectly lit to enhance the ambiance
in your home especially the dining area and your rooms. In truth, you
can buy beeswax tea light candles from the local shops or online
stores. Allowing for the ease of making as well as cost saving, some
frequent consumers are willing to learn and attempt to make their own
ones. Making tea light candles is not only fun but you can also
control the quality of the candles by using pure beeswax. The
information below is to guide you what to use and follow throughout
the process of a successful beeswax tea light candle making.

Place the
desired amount of beeswax into a Pyrex measuring cup. Put the
measuring cup into a pot and then fill the pot with water about
halfway full the cup. Now you can start heating the pot on high heat
until the water inside the pot boils. Let the beeswax liquefies
thoroughly. After shut off the fire source, carefully remove the
measuring cup from the pot by using a hot pad or oven mitt as the
measuring cup is very hot after heating. Prepare the tea light cups
close to each other on a level surface and add an individual cotton
wick into them. After that, secure every wick with a clothespin to
hold the wick in place. Now, you can pour the melted beeswax into
each tea light cup until the edge of the cup is reached without
overspill. After filling all the prepared tea light cups, leave them
for approximately 1-2 hours or until the beeswax becomes solid.
Lastly, take out the clothespins and cut each wick to about 1 cm
before use.

Tips &
warnings:

-Ensure children
are away from your workplace especially while you are handling the
hot melted beeswax to avoid any unwanted injury or accident.

-Pouring the
melted beeswax into the tea light cups through a funnel provides an
easier and cleaner way in this step.

-Place a box lid
underneath the tea light cups just in case any overflow accidentally
happens while pouring the melted beeswax. This approach can save you
from cleaning your workplace later.

-Do not remove
the tea light cups from the candles, so that the candles can melt
completely when lit.